The Arcane Arts
A Novel
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In this thrilling and sexy dark romance, a graduate student and her adviser dive into a taboo branch of magic, igniting a dangerous passion.
“Dark academia, romance, and fantasy join forces in a gripping new book.”—People
Ambitious and driven, Ellsbeth Storer has long been determined to study the arcane arts, even before the mysterious death of a loved one draws her to prestigious Newlyn University.
Professor Thaddeus Rawlins was once the wunderkind of the field, but in the wake of a horrific tragedy that nearly ended his career, he has resigned himself to the boredom of tenure.
Yet when the magnetic Ellsbeth enters his orbit, he finds her impossible to resist. He agrees to oversee her pursuit of a taboo thesis topic: the study of writ magic, the illegal power to control and compel others—and a secret obsession of Rawlins’s.
As student and professor undertake their illicit research, harmless flirtation crosses into uncontrollable desire, which threatens to bloom into something even more dangerous: love.
But can two people who are masters of manipulation ever trust each other?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Half dark academia and half erotica, Coverly's debut offers a hedonistic account of a graduate student's dalliance with forbidden magic and romance. Ellsbeth Storer entered Newlyn College of the Arcane Arts' graduate program for one purpose: to discover the truth behind her sister's death. To do that, she needs to study writ magic, the forbidden ability to influence minds, with an adviser who will support a thesis on an illegal topic. Professor Thaddeus Rawlins has been burned by an overly ambitious student before, but Ellsbeth's research intrigues him—as does Ellsbeth herself. Pursuing rituals that could get them imprisoned and a relationship that could ruin their academic careers, the two struggle to control both their desire and the powerful promise of writ magic. Their steamy, BDSM-inflected romance is well balanced, and Coverly does not shy away from the moral quandaries of their relationship. Ellsbeth often favors her illicit affair over her quest for justice, to the extent that her studies become more of a footnote, which might frustrate readers in it for the magic. Still, the predictable plot is strengthened by complex characters with undeniable chemistry. Coverly should win plenty of fans.
